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25th visit to China: Xi Jinping’s ‘old friend' Putin to arrive on Tuesday - what's on agenda

Russian President Vladimir Putin is gearing up for a major two-day sojourn in China, coinciding with the backdrop of a US presidential visit. His face-to-face meeting with 'old friend' President Xi Jinping aims to fortify their countries' bilateral relations and expand collaborative strategies. Topics will span a range of regional…

The Times of India

From sanctioned cars to beauty clinics, Russian rubles have flowed into China’s border towns since Ukraine war

Suifenhe, a small city in China’s economically depressed rust belt, is a microcosm of an evolving Chinese-Russian trading relationship

The Guardian - AU

Surprise sanctions look to have ended Trump and Putin’s Groundhog Day

His patience exhausted, the US president has taken action that could bite, but is unlikely to alter Moscow’s course in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

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A summit and parade in China may signal a geopolitical shift. They might also be political jockeying

The pictures from this week’s military parade in Beijing commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the earlier economic gathering would seem to offer a striking, maybe even sinister, message to the United States and its allies — evidence of a possible new reconfiguration of…

The Independent UK

Putin embarks on China visit with Ukraine war top of agenda

Analysts say Putin and Xi will aim to align positions during Russian leader’s unusually long stay

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine's Top Diplomat In Beijing For Talks On Ending War

Ukraine's foreign minister is in China Tuesday for talks on how officials there might help end the war with Russia, whose ties with Beijing have only grown stronger since the conflict began.

International Business Times

Leaders of Russia and China to meet in Central Asian summit in a show of deepening cooperation

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Thursday for the second time in as many months as they travel to Kazakhstan for a session of an international group founded to counter Western alliances

The Independent UK

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Putin visits Xi as US threatens China sanctions over ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin is heading to China for the first foreign visit of his new term, underlining the vital importance of the relationship as Beijing faces growing US pressure to curtail support that’s helping Moscow continue its war in Ukraine.

The Times of India

Putin and Xi’s ‘no-limits’ friendship will be put to the test on state visit to China

Russia, shunned from the world stage, and China, subject to new US tariffs, want to pivot further from the west

The Guardian - UK

Macron Denounces 'Threatening' Russia Remarks After Rare Phone Talks

President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday condemned Russia's "threatening" tone following rare phone talks between the French and Russian defence ministers that only served to underline the gaping gulf between Moscow and Europe two years into the invasion of Ukraine.

International Business Times

Macron Breaks Taboo On Western Troops In Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron has smashed a major taboo by floating the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine, raising the stakes in a showdown with a nuclear-armed Russia.

International Business Times

Why are ties between Russia and Israel ‘at lowest point since fall of the Soviet Union’?

Russia’s pro-Palestinian stance has inflamed tensions and underscored shift in relations since invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Putin begins visit in China, underscoring Moscow's ties with Beijing

Russia and China have forged an informal alliance against the United States and other democratic nations that is now complicated by the Israel-Hamas war.

WEKU

Vladimir Putin to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing: Five things to know

Ties between Russia and China have deepened in recent years.

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The Independent UK

Putin begins visit in China underscoring ties amid Ukraine war and Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing on a visit that underscores China’s support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine as well as Russian backing for China’s bid to expand its economic and diplomatic influence abroad through its decade-old “Belt and Road” initiative

The Independent UK

Putin's visit to Beijing underscores China’s economic and diplomatic support for Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet this week with Chinese leaders in Beijing on a visit that underscores China’s support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Putin sets sights on re-election but cost of war can only grow

With defence spending booming, China onside and murky deals filling gaps left by sanctions, the Kremlin believes it can weather a damaged rouble, but will Russians stomach welfare cuts if they come?

Axios

3 keys to peace as the war in Ukraine hits 500 days

Will Ukrainian advances lead to peace, or nuclear escalation?

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WEKU

The mutiny in Russia may be over. But it still damages Putin

The rebellious leader of the Wagner mercenary group said he had ordered his troops back to base, but analysts say the serious challenge to the Russian president will diminish his authority.

The Independent UK

Analysis: China's Ukraine plan mixes peace, self-interest

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s plan to send an envoy to Ukraine allows his government to deflect criticism of its support for Moscow and pursue a bigger role as a diplomatic force, but Xi faces daunting obstacles if he is serious about trying to help end the 14-month-old war

The Independent UK

Analysis: China's sway over Russia grows amid Ukraine fight

At one point during this week's Kremlin meetings, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Russian President Vladimir Putin that they were driving global changes unseen in more than a century

Axios

Xi and Putin stick to same Ukraine positions after summit

Xi offered Putin a significant show of solidarity by visiting Moscow this week.

The Guardian - UK

Putin welcomes China’s controversial proposals for peace in Ukraine

But US warns against ‘any tactical move by Russia to freeze the war on its own terms’

Axios

What Putin and Xi each get out of their "friendship"

Xi Jinping is visiting his "dear friend" at a very difficult time.

Axios

Xi meets "dear friend" Putin in Moscow

The three-day state visit is a major display of solidarity with Russia from its most important global partner.

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